Proceedings of the Council of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, First Annual Session, Cleveland, Ohio, July 14-16, 1874

This 111-page book (8.5" x 6") contains the proceedings of the first annual session of the Council of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, held in Cleveland, Ohio, from July 14th to 16th, 1874. It includes an address in German by Dr. Jacob Mayer. A preceding pamphlet, "Proceedings of the First General Convention of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations" (Cincinnati, OH: Bloch & Co., [1873]), is referenced but not included in this collection. The Union of American Hebrew Congregations, later renamed the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), was founded in 1873 by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise in Cincinnati, Ohio, initially comprised of 34 congregations. In 1950, the UAHC relocated its headquarters to New York City. In 2003 it officially changed its name to the Union for Reform Judaism.

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